The USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, equipped for the latest high-tech warfare on the high seas. USS Winston S. Churchill sets the final physical pattern for the planned 62-ship class, being the 31st destroyer, and possessing every major modification and improvement. This challenge coin salutes the fearless and skilled seamen who man this efficient fighting vessel.

The USS Winston S. Churchill is 509.5 ft in length and maintains fighting speeds of over 30 knots. In addition to being a guided missile destroyer, the Churchill carries a full complement of flight-deck machine guns, two torpedo tubes, and runs with two SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters. The first United States ship to be named for a modern British hero, the USS Winston S. Churchill is also the only U.S. Naval vessel to fly a foreign ensign; the Royal Navy’s White Ensign is flown as well as the Stars and Stripes.

The obverse of this bold coin is a bust of Prime Minister Churchill with the name of the vessel. The reverse shows a frontal relief of the destroyer in action, and is encircled with a Churchill quotation, an epigraph from his History of the Second World War: In War: Resolution—In Peace: Good Will. This splash-minted and highly detailed coin is minted in bronze and has an antique finish.

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